Patents Assigned to SKF
  • Patent number: 12030355
    Abstract: The unit includes a lower support cap, an upper bearing cap, and at least one bearing disposed between the caps. The unit further includes at least one stiffening insert provided with a plurality of axial through-holes, through which connecting sections of a plastics cap are accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Xavier Blanchard, Bruno Montboeuf, Guillaume Jouanno, Desire Vidot
  • Patent number: 12025186
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing unit configured to support a rotatable component relative to a stationary component which may be a bearing carrier, the bearing unit including a stationary bearing ring and a rotatable bearing ring. The rotatable bearing ring is connectable to the rotatable component and the stationary bearing ring is connectable to the bearing carrier such that they are rotationally fixed. At least part of the bearing unit is not covered by the bearing carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Juergen Barthelme, Helmut Hauck, Stefanie Seufert, Hubert Herbst
  • Patent number: 12025185
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for bearings, in particular for use in agriculture, the sealing assembly having a first shield, which extends from an outer surface of the inner ring to an inner surface of the outer ring, and is mounted on the outer surface of the inner ring, and a seal with a plurality of contact lips supported by the first shield, and provided with a predetermined number (N) of contact lips arranged in series axially next to one another. The contact lips may lie, when in a respective pre-assembly configuration, in respective planes (P) inclined with respect to a central axis (A) of the bearing, and may have radial lengths decreasing axially towards the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Patent number: 12025230
    Abstract: A sealing system including an annular support, an annular sealing element and an annular shielding element; a first and a second lip of the sealing element interact slidingly with an abutment surface of the shielding element and each include: a root portion which extends perpendicularly in cantilever fashion from a flange portion of the annular support; a flexing portion, which extends in cantilever fashion from the root portion in an oblique direction with a thinner radial thickness, delimited by an annular internal surface facing the abutment surface and by an annular external surface facing towards the support, consisting of surfaces of revolution generated by segments of circumference; and a contact portion including a wedge-shaped overhang and a step portion flanking the overhang, which forms with the abutment surface a first and a second angle (?, ?), the first angle facing the annular support and being smaller than the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
  • Patent number: 12023604
    Abstract: A method and a system for purification of oil, wherein the method comprises the steps of:—adding to a contaminated oil provided in a preparation tank a chemical booster for boosting capturing of impurities and/or a separation of phases in the contaminated oil; —waiting for allowing different phases to be separated; —pumping content out from the preparation tank through a fluid connection; sensing at least one property of the content in the fluid connection; —controlling a valve provided in the fluid connection to transfer the content to a next step in the purification process or to another destination in dependence of the sensed at least one property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SKF MFR Technology AB
    Inventor: Thomas Persson
  • Patent number: 12025184
    Abstract: A sealing device for a bearing unit that includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, the sealing device having a radially outer anchoring portion, an intermediate portion, and a radially inner sealing portion distal to the radially outer anchoring portion, the sealing device being made of a single polymer plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Donato Mariella, Riccardo Restivo, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Publication number: 20240200721
    Abstract: A lubrication system includes a progressive distributor that is configured to dispense lubricant to a consumer. The lubrication system also includes a control device and at least one sensor that is configured to determine at least one lubricant pressure inside the lubrication system. The control device is configured to receive measured values from the at least one sensor and to recognize a lubrication cycle based on the measured values and also to determine an average pressure of the lubrication cycle, to perform a comparison of the average pressure and at least one normal pressure of the lubrication system, and to determine a state of the lubrication system based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Markus Mandera, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann, Dennis Zahn
  • Patent number: 12012994
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing, in particular a non-locating bearing, for supporting a shaft within a housing. The bearing provides an inner ring and an outer ring. A radially outer surface of the outer ring and/or a radially outer surface of the shaft and/or a radially inner surface of the inner ring and/or a radially inner surface of the housing has a protection layer. The protection layer is a thermally expanding or shrinking layer being thermally heated and expanded to or shrunk on the respective radially inner surface and/or radially outer surface. Further, a method for manufacturing a bearing ring for such a bearing assembly is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventor: Thilo von Schleinitz
  • Patent number: 12012992
    Abstract: A non-locating bearing assembly includes a bearing unit configured to support a rotatable component relative to a stationary component, the bearing unit including a first stationary bearing ring and a second rotatable bearing ring, the rotatable bearing ring being fixedly connectable to the rotatable component, and a bearing carrier. The stationary bearing ring is axially and rotationally fixed to the bearing carrier, and the bearing carrier is configured to connect to the stationary component in a rotationally fixed but axially displaceable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Juergen Barthelme, Helmut Hauck, Sebastian Kraus, Andreas Herbert Kraus, Stefanie Seufert, Alexander Dilje, Hans-Juergen Friedrich, Berthold Beyfuss
  • Patent number: 12012995
    Abstract: A split plummer block bearing housing for a rotatable shaft includes a detachable housing cap, which includes at least one housing grease channel, and at least one seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a stationary part, which has a seal grease channel and is mounted on the housing, and a rotating part that is configured to be mounted on the shaft. The stationary part and the rotating part are configured to cooperate with each other as a labyrinth and/or contacting seal, and the housing grease channel and the seal grease channel connect and form an extension of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SKF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Darren Kenworthy, Ramesh Varadarajan
  • Patent number: 12006979
    Abstract: A bearing seat assembly for a roller assembly includes a bearing seat; a bearing, arranged inside the bearing seat; a first seal, including at least two sealing lips. The first seal is installed on the bearing seat and is arranged on a first axial outer side of the bearing. At least one sealing lip of the at least two sealing lips of the first seal is arranged around the inner or outer circumference of the first seal. The bearing seat assembly according to the present disclosure realizes enhanced sealing, avoids re-lubrication, improves thermal performance, and prolongs service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Erik Mitchell, Zongkang Xu, Weiguang Cao, Weifei Geng
  • Patent number: 12006981
    Abstract: A non-locating bearing assembly includes a bearing unit configured to support a rotating component relative to a stationary component, and the bearing unit includes a first stationary bearing ring and a second rotatable bearing ring that is fixedly connectable to the rotating component. The bearing assembly also includes a bearing carrier to which the stationary bearing ring is attached in a rotationally fixed but axially displaceable manner, and the bearing carrier is configured to be fixedly connected to the stationary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Juergen Barthelme, Helmut Hauck, Stefanie Seufert, Alexander Dilje, Hans-Juergen Friedrich, Sebastian Kraus, Andreas Herbert Kraus, Berthold Beyfuss
  • Patent number: 12006978
    Abstract: A wheel bearing unit includes a first inner ring having an axial end side, a second inner ring having an axial end side contacting the axial end side of the first inner ring at a joint, and a seal unit that seals the joint between the first inner ring and the second inner ring. The seal unit includes at least one seal element and at least one further component that exerts pressure on the at least one seal element, and the at least one further component is at least partially comprised of sheet metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Volker Wendt
  • Patent number: 12006974
    Abstract: A raceway element for a rolling-element bearing, the rolling-element bearing having an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements that are disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The raceway element is configured as an inner ring or as an outer ring, or is configured to be attachable to an inner ring or outer ring of the bearing, wherein at least one surface of the raceway element is configured as a raceway for the rolling elements. The raceway element is formed from a sheet metal panel having at least one recess formed in the surface configured as the raceway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Hans-Juergen Friedrich, Norbert Huhn, Thomas Kettner, Harald Metz, Alfred Radina, Jonas Schierling, Maximilian Soellner, Markus Volkmuth
  • Patent number: 12000434
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a truck wheel hub assembly includes an inner annular case having an axial portion disposable about an axle and a radial portion extending radially outwardly from the axial portion. An outer annular case is coupleable with a hub bore and has a radial portion extending radially inwardly from the bore. An annular elastomeric seal member has a base portion disposed on the outer case and at least one flexible axial seal lip with a first end integrally formed with the base portion and a second, free end sealingly engageable with the radial portion of the inner case. A radial projection extends radially inwardly from the outer case radial portion and has an inner radial end located adjacent to and spaced radially outwardly from the inner case axial portion or an outer circumferential surface disposed about the axle so as to form a labyrinth seal gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Rico Dittmar
  • Patent number: 12000533
    Abstract: An adjustable levelling pad includes a first component having first screw threads, a second component having second screw threads cooperating with the first screw threads of the first component, a bearing element having a bearing surface cooperating with the first component, and a shear plate mounted in the second component below the first component, the shear plate having an inner diameter less than or equal to an inner diameter of the first component and being configured to provide support for the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Rene Vermeulen, Abraham Hendrik Hooghart
  • Patent number: 12000886
    Abstract: Examples provide for a self-test circuit. The self-test circuit comprises input circuitry; testing circuitry; and a circuit to be tested, coupled between the input and testing circuitry and comprising at least a piezoelectric crystal. The input circuitry is configured to generate and transfer a predefined electric signal comprising at least a sinusoidal signal through at least the piezoelectric crystal of the circuit to be tested to generate an output signal. The testing circuitry is configured to analyze the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Julian Franchitti
  • Patent number: 11994167
    Abstract: Casing of a bearing unit for food applications, made of polymeric material and provided internally with a spherical seat for housing the bearing unit, the casing having a reinforcement in the form of a metal ring co-molded inside the casing and accommodated around the spherical seat of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fausto Baracca, Alessio Nebbia Colomba, Andrea A Bertolini, Fabio Cavacece
  • Patent number: 11994168
    Abstract: A bearing unit comprising a stationary radially outer ring with a spherical radially outer surface with a convex shape; a radially inner ring that is rotary about a central rotation axis of the bearing unit and is mounted on a rotating or oscillating shaft in which a diametrical through-hole formed in a first cylindrical portion is used to receive an elastic element for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft; a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring to enable the relative rotation of the two rings; and at least one element for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft in which a pair of threaded through-holes formed in either the first cylindrical portion or the second cylindrical portion of the radially inner ring is used to receive respective grub screws for locking the radially inner ring on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fausto Baracca, Fabio Cavacece, Pasquale Frezza, Andrea A Bertolini
  • Patent number: 11983000
    Abstract: A device for outputting a future state of a central lubrication system includes at least one sensor for recording a parameter of the central lubrication system, a processing unit for processing the recorded parameter, determining a current state of the central lubrication system based on the processed parameter, and estimating a future state of the central lubrication system over a certain period of time based on the current state and stored data, and an output unit for outputting the future state of the central lubrication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Gebauer, Armin Guenther, Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Andreas Stellmach